Coppage’s free throws propel Salem, 46-36

Shaqui Coppage showed her foul-shooting marksmanship during a 22-point performance that carried Salem to its ninth win of the basketball season, 46-36, over visiting Penns Grove in a Tri-County Conference game on Monday.

Coppage, the third-leading scorer in South Jersey with a 20.5 average, made all of her 13 free throws and the Rams converted 14 of 19 as a team.

Taylor Smith paced Penns Grove with 16 points.

Also in the Tri-County, Gloucester's 10th win was a 59-29 verdict over visiting Schalick in which Cori Conner had 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Burlington County. Burlington City scored 18 of the game's first 20 points and sailed past visiting Medford Tech, 67-26. Courtney Davis' 17 points and Afia Agyemang's 16 topped 11 Blue Devils scorers.

Willingboro smothered host Northern Burlington, 68-17, with the 1-2 scoring punch of Micahya Owens with 25 points and Kara Cezar with 24.

Cape-Atlantic. Buena sophomore Jasmine Miro scored a career-high 22 points and also grabbed four steals as the Chiefs defeated visiting Pleasantville, 51-39. Janay Smith combined 15 points with 16 rebounds, and scored seven points in a 16-7 second period.

Vineland outscored host Oakcrest by 44-16 over the two middle periods as Alicia Cox (15) had 11 points in those quarters, boosting the Clan to a 68-34 win.

Jade Howard tossed in 19 points and St. Joseph dealt host Bridgeton a 49-29 setback.

Nonleague. Deja Bullock, a sophomore forward, scored a career-best 30 points and also snagged 14 rebounds for Triton en route to a 58-37 victory over visiting Camden Academy Charter.

Audubon's Tyler Frankowski and Woodstown's Tori Smick shared game scoring honors with 15 points apiece, but Alex Gravinese supported Frankowski with eight points and the visiting Green Wave prevailed, 35-32.

After falling behind by seven points in the first quarter, Palmyra outscored visiting LEAP Academy Charter, 37-14, over the two middle periods and secured a 63-44 win. Alex Powell's 14 points and Aubrey Babb's 12 topped four Panthers in double figures.

Alisha Fox scored eight of her 20 points in a decisive 16-3 second quarter, and Meghan Nowak (17) added five as Gatweay held off host GCIT, 51-43.